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Shingrix and peripheral neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 12 1:36pm | Replies (530)

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@19jimmy57

I originally replied to this post on May 21st 2019 (please read it) where I blamed Shingrix for my newly developed symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. I must now disavow that post and can say that the vaccine did not cause it. In my case - it was from a combination of sciatica due to longstanding lower back dysfunction and the existence of a trigger point in both of my piriformis muscles. I am successfully resolving the symptoms by treating the lower back with what are known as Mckenzie exercises which are a type of physical therapy. But the most relief is occurring from rubbing the piriformis trigger points with a Thera-Cane as described in the excellent book 'THE TRIGGER POINT THERAPY WORKBOOK' 3rd Edition by Clair Davies. Piriformis trigger points can cause all of the symptoms of peripheral neuropathy because the piriformis muscle will be pressing on the nerve that goes right to the feet. If you are not diabetic and have developed peripheral neuropathy, I can only urge you to educate yourself on what I have described. Most doctors (especially older ones) have no knowledge or training about trigger points, but some recently graduated do. In my case - it was unfortunate that the symptoms occurred at the same time as when I got the Shingrix vaccine which was obviously purely coincidental. I hope this information will help somebody out there.

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Many thanks @19jimmy57 !!! You caught my attention the moment I saw the word 'sciatica'. I've had this ache in my sacral area for a long time, and at some point over the past few months I noticed that when that area was aching really bad, my feet were far more painful. And over the past week or so, my lower back has been screaming. I have long wondered if my back pain was related to the pain in my feet, but past attempts at identifying a problem related to my back (chiropractors and massage therapists) were not successful 🙁

After reading your post I searched 'Mckenzie exercise', and found a good video on YouTube. I immediately pulled out my yoga mat and did the 7 exercises, and based on what I could feel - they are definitely hitting the spot. I am searching through YouTube for a decent video on Piriformis trigger points to help inform me about that option.

Many thanks for posting this update! I will give this a try and see if it helps 🙂